AZERBAIJANI HOSTAGE ON ARMENIAN TELEVISION

APA
Jan 19 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Ayaz Abdulla – APA. Azerbaijani hostage Eldar Taghiyev, taken by
Armenian servicemen, has been enforced to appear on Public Television
of Armenia. APA reports quoting "Novosti Armenia". The Azerbaijani
hostage said that he doesn’t have any intentions to come back to
Azerbaijan. If the Armenian authorities forbid him to stay at Armenia
then he’ll leave for third country" – he added. He messaged that he
would be back to his family.

E. Taghiyev also talked about his unemployment, poor life in the
village, and absence of the water sources for organizing a farm.

Eldar Taghiyev also noted that the main water sources of his native
Alibeyli village, Tovuz district, exceeded from Armenia, however,
with the beginning of the war water flow stopped.

We note that on December 28, 2009, at 18:00, as a result of ceasefire
violation by Armenian armed forces, the local resident Eldar Taghiyev
was fired near the contact line in the direction of the Alibeyli
village of Tovuz. Later, he was taken captive.